Just Write
- Final Book Study Post & Reflection Feb 7, 2010Chapter 13: The Golden LineI absolutely love the title of this chapter....The Golden Line! When I read like a writer, I uncover "lines" that engage me and enlighten me; lines that inspire my own writing. The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant is ...
- Feb 5, 2010Chapter 10: Leads...Breaking the IceGreat beginnings? Leads? Grabbers? Hook? All words for the same strategy!Building a common language is most important when working school wide with any subject. All of these represent what the writer write...
- Feb 4, 2010Chapter 7: Conflict...Here Comes TroubleRF says,"In a good story something happens." I say, "Let it happen". I love this chapter. The friction/heat example is a real world example that you can demonstrate. I enjoy teaching students about Person ag...
- Jan 29, 2010Chapter 4 Creating CharactersWhen creating characters, I have always let the students be one of the characters (personal narratives). Even when they created fantasy stories, they were always one of the characters. In reading this chapter, it would...
- Live Writing (Book Study) Jan 22, 2010Third Grade Teachers @ LES are reading Live Writing by Ralph Fletcher and blogging together.We are reading together to increase our awareness of writing instruction especially in the Narrative mode. Ralph Fletcher: By "live writing" I mean the kin...
- Dec 26, 2009Exploring various genres with your students provides them with a variety of opportunities to express themselves and test their writing talents. Recently, I enjoyed using Thomas Kinkade's paintings (created a PowerPoint of selected winter painting...
- Oct 13, 2009As the title of my blog indicates....just write! One of the most important things about writing in the classroom is just to get your students writing. Provide them many opportunities to write daily to create a true love of writing in your students...